Minor in FES

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The mission of the Fitness, Exercise and Sports Department is to provide students the opportunity to gain specific knowledge pertaining to exercise and sport studies, develop a variety of movement skills, and adopt values that facilitate the attainment of autonomous behavior in lifetime fitness and wellness activities. The Department offers a variety of aerobic and strength training classes, with the potential of earning a Fitness Minor.

Minor in Fitness

Students who minor in Fitness, Exercise and Sports must complete the following requirements. (Minimum 23 Credits)

Required Courses

Course

Course Title

Credits

Required

15

FES 202

Introduction to Physical Fitness

3

FES 320

Sports Nutrition

3

FES 407

First Aid/CPR/AED

3

FES 420*

Foundations of Kinesiology

3

FES 422*

Exercise Physiology

3

Elective Courses -Select a minimum of 8 credits of FES courses, grouped as the options below.

Aerobic Conditioning Option: Courses are designed to help students become familiar with the foundations of cardio-respiratory conditioning and the components of fitness, principles of exercise, heart rate monitoring, basic nutrition, and issues related to health and wellness.

Course

Course Title

Credits

Required

8

FES 104or, FES 123

Spinning 2 or,Step Aerobics

2

3

FES 124

Cardio-Training I

3

FES 190

Weight Training Methods

3

Strength Training Option: Courses are designed to help the students become familiar with the foundations of weight training and basic principles of strength and conditioning, musculature and development, principles of progression, basic nutrition and issues related to health and wellness, along with components of cardio-respiratory conditioning.

Course

Course Title

Credits

Required

8

FES 124

Cardio-Training I

3

FES 190

Weight Training Methods

3

FES 191or,FES 211

Weightlifting/Free Weights or,Abdominal and Core Fitness

3

2

* Courses have prerequisites, see the course description for more information